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package org.apache.batik.ext.awt.image.renderable;

import java.awt.Shape;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
import java.awt.image.renderable.RenderableImage;


This is an extension of RenderableImage that adds some needed
functionality for tracking dirty regions and determining image
dependancies.

Author:Thomas DeWeese
Version:$Id: Filter.java 1733416 2016-03-03 07:07:13Z gadams $
/**
 * This is an extension of RenderableImage that adds some needed
 * functionality for tracking dirty regions and determining image
 * dependancies.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:Thomas.DeWeeese@Kodak.com">Thomas DeWeese</a>
 * @version $Id: Filter.java 1733416 2016-03-03 07:07:13Z gadams $
 */
public interface Filter extends RenderableImage {

    
Returns the bounds of the current image.
This should be 'in sync' with getMinX, getMinY, getWidth, getHeight

/**
     * Returns the bounds of the current image.
     * This should be 'in sync' with getMinX, getMinY, getWidth, getHeight
     */
    Rectangle2D getBounds2D();

    
Returns the current modification timestamp on this Renderable
node.  This value will change whenever cached output data becomes
invalid.

Returns:Current modification timestamp value.
/**
     * Returns the current modification timestamp on this Renderable
     * node.  This value will change whenever cached output data becomes
     * invalid.
     * @return Current modification timestamp value.
     */
    long getTimeStamp();

    
Returns the region of input data is is required to generate
outputRgn.

Params:
  • srcIndex –  The source to do the dependency calculation for.
  • outputRgn – The region of output you are interested in
 generating dependencies for.  The is given in the user coordiate
 system for this node.
Returns:The region of input required.  This is in the user
coordinate system for the source indicated by srcIndex.
/**
     * Returns the region of input data is is required to generate
     * outputRgn.
     * @param srcIndex  The source to do the dependency calculation for.
     * @param outputRgn The region of output you are interested in
     *  generating dependencies for.  The is given in the user coordiate
     *  system for this node.
     * @return The region of input required.  This is in the user
     * coordinate system for the source indicated by srcIndex.
     */
    Shape getDependencyRegion(int srcIndex, Rectangle2D outputRgn);

    
This calculates the region of output that is affected by a change
in a region of input.

Params:
  • srcIndex – The input that inputRgn reflects changes in.
  • inputRgn – the region of input that has changed, used to
 calculate the returned shape.  This is given in the user
 coordinate system of the source indicated by srcIndex.
Returns:The region of output that would be invalid given
 a change to inputRgn of the source selected by srcIndex.
 this is in the user coordinate system of this node.
/**
     * This calculates the region of output that is affected by a change
     * in a region of input.
     * @param srcIndex The input that inputRgn reflects changes in.
     * @param inputRgn the region of input that has changed, used to
     *  calculate the returned shape.  This is given in the user
     *  coordinate system of the source indicated by srcIndex.
     * @return The region of output that would be invalid given
     *  a change to inputRgn of the source selected by srcIndex.
     *  this is in the user coordinate system of this node.
     */
    Shape getDirtyRegion(int srcIndex, Rectangle2D inputRgn);
}